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The 2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad which were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their ninth gold medal, and seventh consecutive, at the event.
The 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 26 July and ended on 8 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
Both won golds in the debut of 3x3 in 2020 and in the full-court game in 2024. [6] [7] The United States is by far the most successful country in full-court Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 17 of 20 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968.
2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: 22–30 September 2018 Spain: 1 United States: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments: 6–9 February 2020: Ostend: 2 Belgium Canada: Bourges: 3 Australia France Puerto Rico: Belgrade: 2 Nigeria Serbia: 3 China South Korea Spain: Total 12
Game 1: Czechoslovakia: W 111–55 +56: Group Play: Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4]Game 2: China: W 93–67 +26: Group Play
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021 after being postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2,402 medals were won by 2,175 athletes in 339 events at the Games.
On 9 June 2017, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee announced that 3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, for both men and women. [1] [2] (The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). [3]
The team is one of the most dominant in all Olympic sports, with a 78–3 record in Olympic play, and a record eight consecutive titles. They have no Olympic losses since 1992, no losses in any major tournament since 2006, and their gold medal in 2024 broke the U.S. men's basketball team's record (1936–1968) for the most consecutive Olympic ...